Farish, Terry

Terry Farish is the author of several young adult novels. She says of THE CAT WHO LIKED POTATO SOUP, "This story began in the kitchen of our old-timer neighbor, Jimmy Fowler. My daughter and I were visiting with him there, gossiping about some village cat or other. Jimmy didn't have a cat, but he said if we got one, wouldn't we name it after him? And we did . We got a cat and named her Jimmy."
Barry Root is the illustrator of many books for children. He says, "I've always been pro-cat, although our house is divided on the subject. To appreciate a cat requires a certain amount of abstractio...